This wonderful warm tan is almost the color of dried wheat. What makes it so pretty is the way it reacts to light. When the sun hits it, it glows, and on a rainy day it casts a nice kind of cozy warm shadow on the room. This isn’t a get-excited-about color, but it’s a terrific background. Very calming in a bedroom. Great in a sitting room with almond-colored suede or gray flannel and, if you need an accent, a plummy linen.

Like this!

Or you could pair it with some sexy purple Billy Haines chairs:

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But back to Powell Buff:

Design by Astleford InteriorsDesign by Smith & Vansant ArchitectsDesign by Astleford InteriorsDesign by GEORGE Interior Design

We are using a range of neutrals in our new home from Powell Bluff to Mannequin Cream to Montgomery White. If I used Powell Bluff in the front hall on the top but wanted a blue on the bottom. Would a blue complement Powell bluff? I like the color of the chairs above but I see them as blue and they are described as purple.